Bentley founder Walter Owen Bentley considered the Speed Six his favorite model. It was successful and the largest racing model offered by Bentley. Also, it capped off the legendary series of Le Mans victories including 1924, 27, 28, 29 and 30. The later of these was achieved with Speed Sixes fitted with the Van den Plas bodywork from Belgium.
Walter Owen Bentley continued to race his Rex and Indians here and elsewhere, here he is in 1910 #tranportthursday Bentley Motors, Roald Dahl, Walter, Owen, Nostalgia, Racing, Museum, Fictional Characters, Running
Walter Owen Bentley, MBE engineer; designer of aero engines, designer and racer of motor cars, founder of Bentley Motors Limited in Cricklewood near London. He was known as "W.O." without any need to add the word Bentley. (six-figure luxury cars) Born: September 16, 1888, England Died: August 2, 1971, Woking Bentley Motors, Bentley Car, Bentley Furniture, Classic Motors, Classic Cars, 24 Hours Le Mans, Car Cost, Bentley Mulsanne, Automobile Marketing
Bentley R-Type // 1952 Fue el segundo modelo Bentley de la posguerra. Estaba disponible en diversas carrocerías y una de ellas (R-Type Continental) supuso el nacimiento de uno de los modelos más icónicos de la marca: un elegante cupé de altas prestaciones que hacía honor al prestigio deportivo conseguido por la marca en los años veinte. Bentley Car, First Car, Car In The World, Red Interiors, Heritage Collection, Car Buying, Car Pictures, Rolls Royce, Car Ins